Improvement in type-distributing machines



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Type flistributi'ng machines. .No.-I52,869. Patentedluiy 7,1874.

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Type Dis tributing-Machin-es. No.152,869. Patentedjuly H1874.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. REYNOLDS, OF DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TYPE-DISTRIBUTING MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 152,869, dated July 7,1874 application filed May 14, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. REYNOLDS,

of Danville, in the county of Montour and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and Improved Type-Distributing Machine; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a partof this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of thesuspended stick in the case with mechanism for depositing type in thesame. Fig. 2 shows the communication of the keys, bars, and fingers withthe cam-groove in the belt, also cambars and arm on the same; Fig. 3, avertical side elevation of the distributer with ratchet-wheel, sleeve,and pinion in section; Fig. 4, a top view of distributor; Fig. 5,sectional elevation of the distributing-table, and its cam sections 5Fig. 6, shows cam edge of arm T, end view of finger a and appendagesFig. 7 cambar 1) Fig. 8, underneath view of distributingtable andappendages Fig. 9, end view of arm G and extension H.

This invention relates to that class of machines which are used fordistributing the type that has been set up, into their appropriatecases, and is a new and improved arrangement for doing the same, bywhich the opera tor is enabled to effect said distribution by simplyreading his matter and operating appropriate keys. It consists in anarrangement of keys which operate upon arms fast to a shaft, which shaftcarries upon it a loose sleeve having a pinion at one end, and aratchet-wheel at the other, which ratchet-wheel is moved by a springseated pawl fast to the shaft. The pinion movesa rack attached to asliding arm, which is connected with a bar that presses against the lineof type in the distributing-galley, so that each time a key is touched atype is forced over a hole, where it is held in suspension by a tongueand spring until a vertically-reciprocating bar forces it down andrelieves it. The type then falls of its own weight through acurved'chute, which guides it into a horizontal position upon the table.To a hinged sectional metallic belt revolving around pulleys, andrunning in grooves with its surface level with the table, is at tachedan arm, which, as the belt revolves, passes over the surface of thetable, bears against the type, and slides it along the table until itengages the finger of the key which released it from the galley, saidfinger having been drawn out over the table by the action of acam-groove in the belt. This finger grasps the type, and as it is movedback by means of the camgroove, carries the type over the open end ofits appropriate case, into which it drops,

WVhen a line has thus been distributed the bar which pushes the line oftype forward is run back, and the next column of type in thedistributing table is advanced by the auto;- matic operation of levers,cams, and pulleys.

In Fig. l of the drawings, A represents the keys having the fingers asliding over table B, and bars 1) parallel with fingers a and attachedto them. To the end of each finger a iscentrally pivoted a spring-seatedlever, c one end of which is provided with a hook, d, and the otherserving as a clamp for the type. To ends of bars b areattached stems i,which, when the keys are moved forward, engage with a cam-groove, G, ina sectional metallic hinged belt, I, moving around pulleys H H. 0, Figs.1 and 3, is a rock-shaft moving freely in hangers on the main frame. To.it are fixed the arms f, the bent arm 9, and the ratchetarm M. The arm 9bears upon the table, and by means of the spring It holds the shaft andthe arms f in their normal position, from which they are moved by theaction of the adjustable plates 60' on the keys A, which, bearing uponthe arms f, actuate the said shaft. .J, Figs. 3 and 4, is a sleeve looseon rockshaft' 0, and has attached to its one end a pinion, K, and to theother a ratchet-wheel, L. Said shaft 0 has fixed to its extremity anarm, M, in the end of which is a spring-seated pawl, 70, for the purposeof turning said ratchetwheel L and pinion K.. Meshing with pinion K is arack, N, attached to the under side of shaft 0, Fig. 5, which slides ingrooves, and isattached at its other end to a bar, P, parallel with it,and which bears against the line of type. As the line of type is pushedforward by bar P, the forward type is forced over a recess, where it isclamped by a springseated tongue, m, bearing against the line' of type,which holds it in suspension over the type-conduit. Sliding in verticalgrooves in the frame-work, Fig. 3, is the vertical plunger 0 andguide-bar p. The plunger 0 is directly above the suspended type, and isdepressed at the proper time by a lever, B, which is pivoted upon asupport, q, of the frame-work. One end, r', of this lever is slotted toreceive a pin attached to head Q, in which is fixed the plunger andguide-bar,-and the other end is attached with a similar slotted eye to avertical rod, S, which is elevated by an arm, T,

pivoted to the sectional hinged belt I. Said rod S, after beingelevated, is brought back again by the action of a spring, f. Said arm Tis provided with a spring, t, Fig. 2, which bears it against a lug, u,on belt, Fig. 6, which keeps it in proper position. It has a camside, t,which, engaging the hooked end d of lever c, raises it to grasp thetype, and has also a shoulder, 8, Figs. 2 and 3, which performs thefunction of elevating the rod S. Said arm T also carries the type alongthe table and delivers it to fingers a. U, Fig. 3, arethe cases ofdifferent lengths to receive the type from the fingers, and in them aresticks V, Fig. 1, consisting of plates having a flange or ledge on theside and bottom, and

a hole in the lower end of the side flange.- Said sticks are of threekinds: Those having .awide flange or ledge on the. side being used forspaces, and those constructed of a thicker plate, with a groove in theirlower ends, for

smaller-sized type. W is an ordinary anchor,

escapement,having ratchet-wheels w and barrel w pivoted upon thesupport-bar w, and the pallet y and rod 2 connecting with the fingers a,Fig. 1. Upon the barrel a: is wound a cord connected to the sticks V, bywhich the point .of .suspension'of the said sticks in the cases U isdetermined. As soon as the line of type has been forced out anddistributed, the bar P is drawn back and the column in thedistributing-table Z advanced by the following mechanism: A, Fig. 3, andB, Fig. 5, are levers pivoted to the table. They are raised by an arm,a, Fig. 3, attached to pinion K. The outer end of lever A is providedwith a spring, b, Fig. 3, and is bent at right angles and its verticalend made in the shape of an arc, .Fig. 5, for throwing the pawl k out ofthe ratchet-wheel L. The rear end of lever B depresses a short verticalpin, 0, which slides in a frame-work attached to the shaft 0, said pin 0having a horizontal pin, d, upon which the end of lever B rests, and bymeans of which the spring 6 holds the said pin 0 up.

.0 is a cam-bar, attached diagonally to the belt I for the purpose ofrunning back the bar P, said cam-bar having an under-cut side to fit thenotched end of pin a and hold it down to duty after it has once'beendepressed by lever B. D, Figs. 2 and 7, is another cam-bar, attacheddiagonally to said belt I, but of a little different shape from cam-barO. This cam-bar D pushes forward the column of type in thedistributing-table Z by a combination of the ratchet-wheel E, Figs. 5and 8, and pin m, with a revolving drum, F, cords g, and pulleys h andi. The ratchet-wheel E and drum F are fast to each other, and arejournaled in supports on the frame-work under table Z, and through bothdrum and ratchet-wheel passes a shaft, having at one end an arm, j, bentat right angles and held with a spring, 70. To the other is attached aslotted arm, G, Figs. 8 and 9, provided with an extension, H, carrying aspringseated pawl, l. In said arm G is a short pin, m, provided with ahorizontal pin, it, moving over the elliptic spring 8, by means of whichlever B depresses pin m so as to bring it into communication withcam-bar D.

The spring-detent 0, Fig. 5, serves to hold the ratchet-Wheel B after ithas been forced around'by the action of cam-bar B upon pin m" and thepawl and spring l. I, Fig. 4, is a block, which rests upon the bed ofthe galley Z, for the purpose of pushing up the column of type, and toit are attached the cords g, which are wound around the drum F. K is anadjustable side plate, by means of which the galley Z is adapted to thewidth of the column of type. L, Fig. 3, is a case having coinpartments,in which are placed the sticks that have been filled with typedistributed by the machine.

The operationof this machine is as follows: The dead matter which hasbeen taken from the press, after having been divested of its leads, isplaced in the distributing-galley Z, the bar'P' being drawn back so asto bear against the end of the front line of type, and the block Ipressed tightly up against the columnto be distributed. The operatorthen reads his matter or the line of type, and touches the appropriatekeys in proper successive order. The motion thus imparted to the keys Athrows the stems i of bars I) intoa position to engage the cam-groove Gof belt I, and, as the keys, fingers, and bars are drawn in by said calngroove, the adjustable plates c of keys A strike against the arms f, androtate the shaft 0 and arm M with ratchet-wheel L, sleeve J, andpinion-wheel K, thereby drawing forward the rack N and shaft 0, and alsothe bar P attached to shaft 0, which pushes a type out of thedistributing-table Z. The plate a is so adjusted that the throw of thearm f shall be suflicient to move the bar P a distance equal to thewidth of the type corresponding to the key touched, which key isdetermined by the type to be operated upon. Said shaft 0, with arm M andspring and pawl j k, are brought into their normal positions again byarm 9 and spring h. Said type .of levers A and B.

is now suspended over a recess opening below at a point over the table Bby a tongue, m, and spring at, said recess being adjustable for large orsmall type by a detachable plate, 0, and different-sized tongues andsprings. As the belt Irevolves, the shoulder of arm T elevates the rod Sattached to the 'cndof lever B, thereby depressing the plunger 0, which,descendin g, strikes the tapering edge of tongue m and releases thetype, which now falls through a curved passage that directs it to thetable B, on which it lies in a horizontal position. The arm T thenslides it laterally to the finger a that has been drawn across the tablepreviously by the action of the cam-groove G. The hook d of lever. 0then, by sliding under the cam-side V of arm .T, elevates the other endof said lever, which, as the arms pass, clamps the type. The cam-grooveG then restores the fingers a to their former position, which movementslides the type into sticks V suspended in cases U. Said sticks arefilled with type to within one thickness of type from the surface of ithe table, and are suspended, by cords, to drums x with ratchet-wheels20, which, by reason of the palletsy and pendulum-rods z moving withfingers a, allow the sticks to sink into the cases the thickness of atype each time one is deposited. As soon as the last type of the linehas been pushed out, the rack N having passed across, and the pinion Kcompleted a revolution, an arm, a, attached to said pinion engages withand elevates the ends The elevation of the end of lever A causes itsother end, with bent arm and arc-shaped head, to press upon the pinattached to pawl 70 and throw it out of the ratchet-wheel L, allowingpinion K, sleeve J, and said ratchet-wheel L to revolve freely on theshaft 0. As the long arm of lever B is depressed, it strikes upon pin01, moving in a slot in the support attached to shaft 0, and depressespin 0. Cam-bar 0 then comes along upon the belt I, and, striking it,forces it, with bars 0 and P, back to a position be hind the succeedingline of type, said-cam-bar 0 being undercut to fit in a notch in pin 0,to prevent it from flying up from the action of springs b and c afterlever A and B are liberated from the arm a attached to pinion K. At thesame time that lever B depresses pin 0 it also acts similarly uponanother pin, m, by pressing upon a horizontal pin, a, attached to it andmoving in a slot over an elliptical spring, 8, which holds said pin inwhatever position it is placed. 'As the belt moves on, another cam-bar,D, comes along,

and, striking pin we, thus depressed, forces it to one side and thenpushes it up in place again by reason of the change in the plane of itscam-surface. one side the extension H of arm G describes the arc of acircle and forces around the ratchet-wheel E by the spring and pawl 1,thereby winding upon the drum F the cords As the pin in is forced to g,passing over pulleys h and i, and advancing block I with the column upthe galley Z a distance equal to the width of one line of type. The drumand ratchet are held in place by the spring-detent 0, and the shaft-armG, extension H, &c., brought in place by bent arm j and spring is.

It is intended in this machine that any number of arms and cams may beused which the length of the belt will admit of.

The block I is moved back to admit ofa fresh supply of dead matter inthe galley either by hand or any suitable mechanism.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. Thereciprocating fingers a, in combination with the pivoted arm T, wherebythe type is liberated from the arms and delivered to the cases, asspecified.

2. The combination, with the reci rocating fingers, of the lever 0,having hooks d and spring e, whereby the types are seized for deliveryto their respective cases, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

3. The combination of the keys A, fingers to, bars I) with stems i, andlevers o with hooks d, and springs 0 with the cam-grooved sectionalmetallic belt, whereby the fingers advance and seize the type and returnto de posit it, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 4. Theanchor-escapement W, having pendulum-rod z, operated by keys A, incombination with the sticks V, substantially as and for the purposespecified,

5. The combination of the keys A, plates a, the arms f, shaft 0, the armM, with spring j, pawl 70, and bent stop or arm 9 and its spring h, fordetermining the throw of the device, which advances the line of type adistance equal to the letter it delivers, as and for the purposespecified.

6. The combination of the keys A, arms f, shaft 0, and arm M, havingspring j and pawl k, with the ratchet-wheel L, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

7 The combination, withthe pinion K and ratchet-wheel L, ofthe sleeve Jon shaft 0, and suitable devices for actuating them, with the bar P foradx'ancing the line of type, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

8. The combination of arm T on belt I, with spring 2!, lug u, andcam-edge 'v, and hooked lever a, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

9. The combination of spring-arms T on belt I, with the fingers a,whereby the types are delivered to the fingers and liberated from thearms, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

10. The cam-bar c, on belt I, in combination with the bars 0 and P,whereby the latter is retracted to admit the advance of a new line oftype, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

11. The combination of the bars 0 and P, 14. The Combination of caln=barD with with the levers A and B and pin 0, whereby block 1-, and suitableintervening connecting the pawl k is released and the pin 0promechanism, for automatically advancing the jected, substantially asand for the purpose matter the distance of one line, substantiallyspecified. as and for the purpose specified.

.12. The vertically-moving ejector o, in combination with the arm 1 onbelt Lsubstan- JfNO. A. REYNOLDS;

tially as and for the purpose specified.

13. The combination of arm a 0n pinion K, Witnesses:

With lever B, and the pin m, arm G, and cam- EDWD. BYRN,

arm D, substantially as and for thepurpose (HAS. A. PETTIT.

specified.

